Definition of riding

• p. pr. & vb. n. - of Ride
• n. - One of the three jurisdictions into which the county of York, in England, is divided; -- formerly under the government of a reeve. They are called the North, the East, and the West, Riding.
• a. - Employed to travel; traveling; as, a riding clerk.
• a. - Used for riding on; as, a riding horse.
• a. - Used for riding, or when riding; devoted to riding; as, a riding whip; a riding habit; a riding day.
• n. - The act or state of one who rides.
• n. - A festival procession.
• n. - Same as Ride, n., 3.
• n. - A district in charge of an excise officer.